1893 Map of Shamokin

About this map

Shamokin and Danville anchor this late nineteenth-century industrial landscape, where the coal-driven economy of Northumberland and Montour counties is clearly etched into the terrain. The northern half of the sheet is dominated by the North Branch Susquehanna River, a vital corridor flanked by competing rail lines including the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad. These networks connect riverside settlements like Riverside and Mausdale to the broader regional markets.